From Ling Shu, chapter one: “今夫五脏之疾也，譬犹刺也，犹污也，犹结也，犹闭也。刺虽久，犹可拨也；污虽久，犹可雪也；结虽久，犹可解也；闭虽久，犹可决也。或言久疾之不可取者，非其说也。夫善用针者，取其疾也，犹拨刺也，犹雪污也，犹解结也，犹决闭也。疾虽久，犹可毕也。言不可治者， 未得其术也。” “When people contract a disease in their five viscera, it is like having a thorn embedded in the body, like being tarnished, like being tied into a knot, like being closed down. The thorn although embedded for a long time, can be removed; the tarnish although present forContinue reading “Beautiful Passages from Nei Jing: The Power of Acupuncture”
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Beautiful Passages from Nei Jing: Heart Meridian has no Shu Points
Shu points are a very special group of five points on each meridian, except the Heart Meridian. Shu points were added to the Heart meridian in a later book called, Nan Jing, even though the Nei Jing takes the time to explain exactly why the Heart meridian does not have Shu points. Ling Shu chapterContinue reading “Beautiful Passages from Nei Jing: Heart Meridian has no Shu Points”
Beautiful Passages from Nei Jing #2
The meridians are the foundation of the body. This importance is poetically described by Huang Di himself in the beginning of Ling Shu, chapter ten. The young doctor Lei Gong begins the discussion when he asks the following question; 禁服之言，凡刺之理，经脉为始，营其所行，制其度量，内刺五脏，外别六腑。愿尽闻其道。黄帝曰：人始生，先成精，精成而脑随生，骨为干，脉为营，筋为纲，肉为墙，皮肤坚而毛发长，谷入于胃，脉道以通，血气乃行。雷公曰：愿卒闻经脉之始生。黄帝曰：经脉者，所以能决死生，处百病，调虚实，不可不通。 “[Ling Shu, chapter forty-eight, entitled] ‘Jin Fu’ states, every acupuncture theory begins with the meridians,Continue reading “Beautiful Passages from Nei Jing #2”
Beautiful Passages from Nei Jing: Which is Smaller, a Needle or a Sword?
There are many beautiful passages in Nei Jing. This ongoing series will share many of the most poetic with hopes that everyone will enjoy them. In Ling Shu, chapter sixty, Qi Bo explains the vast importance of the needle to Huang Di. 黄帝曰：余以小针为细物也，夫子乃言上合之于天，下合之于地，中合之于人，余以为过针之意矣，愿闻其故。岐伯日：何物大于天乎？夫大于针者，惟五兵者焉。五兵者，死之备也，非生之具。且夫人者，天地之镇也，其不可不参乎？夫治民者，亦惟针焉。夫针之与五兵，其孰小乎？ Huang Di inquires, “All needles are small and slender objects, some sayContinue reading “Beautiful Passages from Nei Jing: Which is Smaller, a Needle or a Sword?”
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